A well-established marine services business located in the Portsmouth area is now available for sale due to the owner's retirement. With over 20 years of successful operation, the business is based in a marina and benefits from full boatyard facilities. The asking price is plus stock at valuation, with flexibility for negotiation. Financially, the business is consistently profitable, generating an annual turnover in the range of £280,000 to £320,000. It maintains excellent accounting records and historical financial information. The operation is multifaceted, offering varied ... read more

Retirement sale of small well established family operated upper Thames passenger boat business with both sightseeing, group and party work. Two steel craft and all operating piers and licenses. Call for further details.... read more

Leisure Business for Sale – Portland Basin Activities, Dukinfield, Manchester (Peak Forest Canal, Lock Free) An exceptional opportunity to acquire Portland Basin Activities, a well-established and highly reputable leisure business in Dukinfield, Manchester. Ideally located along the scenic canal, this thriving activity center offers boat trips, canoeing, and cycling, attracting families, groups, and outdoor enthusiasts. OPEN TO REASONABLE OFFERS Key Highlights & Inclusions: Irene & Barbara – Two self drive 32ft Day Boats (Blacked & Serviced January 2025) ... read more

Opportunity to purchase Topsail Charters Ltd - a high profile, established and profitable Thames Barge Charter business, located in Maldon, Essex. The company started trading in 1987 and is available for sale due to the planned retirement of the owners. It includes the Thames Barges "Hydrogen" (1906) and "Thistle" (1895), both licensed with the MCA to carry up to 50 passengers. They have been maintained to an extremely high standard and are very well known both locally and around the coast. Included in the sale is the lease at the historic boat yard of Cook & Sons, ... read more

Originally founded in 1982 this well-regarded marine business moved to its new marina-based location in January 2022, from where it offers customers RIBS and inflatable boats, outboard engines, personal watercraft, trailers, parts, and accessories, as well as a wide range of specialist services including marine engineering, installation of electronics, GRP repairs and boat brokerage. The company is an exclusive sales and servicing centre for a leading manufacturer, through which it generates the majority of its income, and enjoys a great reputation with local clients as well as with custome... read more

70' Passenger Vessel Narrowboat. UK Passenger Certificate for 40 passengers and 2 crew until March 2026. Certified to MCA Class V Category A. Complies with all applicable Merchant Shipping Regulations & Code. Fully GFR compliant. Domestic Ship Safety Management Certificate until March 2026. Recent Heel Test & Bilges treated & twin-pack epoxied (2023). Two new macerator toilets. Bar with bottle fridge and urn. Eberspacher radiator heating. Business opportunity in prime location on Grand Union Canal; ideal location for corporate, academic, school/scout, community & private ... read more

Sailing Barge The Snark is a unique sailing ship, full of possibilities; a micro cruise ship, floating restaurant, liveaboard live-work unit, Airbnb, cargo by sail etc. She is fully equipped, maintained and licensed and ready to operate. The Snark is one of only two ‘Thames’ sailing barges launched in the 21st century. She is a modern muley rigged spritsail barge based on drawings from J G Fay of Southampton (1898); updated to suit contemporary commercial operational and safety requirements. She is unique in being the only MGN 280 Category 2 coded ‘Thames’ barge ... read more

Long established and wholly owner operated, this marine engineering services business was originally founded in 1985 and was acquired by our clients back in 2005. The business is located in South Devon and is synonymous with the surrounding area, being based at a profile marina on a beautiful coastal estuary, from where it benefits from working as part of a local marine trade cluster alongside boat dealerships, equipment retailers and marine service providers. It offers local berth holders, leisure customers based on the river and commercial trade clients nearby, a range of products and ser... read more

Founded in 2020 and located in central Torquay on the unique English Riviera, Torquay Watersports is an award-winning leisure marine training centre and visitor attraction popular with day trippers and holiday makers. It offers high performance RIB rides, boat charters and coastal explorer sea safari trips between 30- and 90-minutes duration, marine training courses and many more activities including Coasteering, Keel Boat Sailing and PWC/ Jet Ski taster sessions. All activities take place within Torbay, which also encompasses the towns of Brixham and Paignton, and along the East Devon UNESCO ... read more